Prince Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons
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Eugene Maurice of Savoy | ||
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Count of Soissons and of Dreux | ||
Tenure | 1656–1673 | |
Predecessor | Joseph Emmanuel | |
Successor | Louis Thomas | |
Born | Chambéry, Savoy | 2 March 1635|
Died | 6 June 1673 Unna, Westphalia | (aged 38)|
Spouse | Olimpia Mancini | |
Issue | Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons Prince Philippe Louis Jules, Knight of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux Prince Eugene Marie Jeanne, Mademoiselle de Soissons Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Dreux Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux | |
Full name | ||
Eugenio Maurizio di Savoia | ||
House | Savoy (Carignano branch) | |
Father | Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano | |
Mother | Marie de Bourbon | |
Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons (2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general. A count of Soissons, he was the father of imperial field-marshal Prince Eugene of Savoy.
Childer[edit]
- Prince Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons (1657–1702) married Urania de La Cropte and had issue.
- Philippe, "Abbot of Soissons" (1659–1693) never married.
- Louis Jules, Cavaliere of Savoy (1660–1683) killed at the Battle of Petronell against the Ottoman Empire.
- Emanuel Philibert, Count of Dreux (1662–1676) unmarried.
- Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736) famous general.
- Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy (1665–1705) named after Marie Jeanne of Savoy, Duchess of Savoy, "Mademoiselle de Soissons".
- Princess Louise Philiberte of Savoy (1667–1726) "Mademoiselle de Dreux".
- Princess Françoise of Savoy (1668–1671) "Mademoiselle de Dreux".